Thursday, July 17, 2008

China Flexes Its M&A Muscles

Julyl 15 - N.Y. Times Blog - The Olympics will give China a chance to celebrate its status as a political and economic heavyweight. The games also come as the Asian nation has been raising its profile in the deal-making business.

While the volume of mergers and acquisitions around the world was down 30 percent in the first half of the year compared with the same time in 2007, transaction volumes were actually up 5 percent in Asia, in large part because of aggressive buying by Chinese companies. Read More.

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